I'm aware this video is 12 years old. But you please inform me as to where I can purchase this cutter. It is exactly what I need. Awaiting your response.
Bought it; returning it immediately. It wouldn't cut through the foam board, even with all of my weight put onto it, and the blade wouldn't stay out/kept collapsing back in, even though I had it tightened as far as it would go. A total waste of $20.
Luis Matos I ended up using my college's large paper trimmer, making sure that it was freshly sharpened first. It cut through pretty easily, but since I've graduated I don't have any way to cut foam board currently :( Still looking for a good solution. I have on occasion used a utility knife, but it can be a pain on large pieces.
I bought one of these to cut mat board at a 45 angle for framing and it sucks! It's nearly impossible to cut a straight line! Has anyone had any luck? They really need to make a better instructional video for that.
MelieSue I bought one for the same thing and have the same trouble. A better video will not help as the cutter will not cut through anything as dense as mat board with a clean cut. It is impossible to keep the guide against a straight edge or to keep it at the correct angle. Guess it really is meant only for foam core and that's why the video only shows it demoed on foam core.
I used a ruler for all these techniques shown in the video and helped a lot better, takes timer getting used to but if you have a thick ruler or a metal ruler with a cork backing it does wonders.
In the vertical cut, she does not even have the blade depth set correctly. She holds the cutter off the surface of the board. In the v cut demo, you can see that the resulting angle is not 90 degrees. It is bad when they cannot get a demo person to use the tool well. I am glad that I paid an extremely bargain price for this cutter. It is not worth full price at all. The problem is the plastic piece on the bottom of the cutter that determines what angle you cut at. It is flimsy and does not fit onto the cutter firmly. When that piece is placed at the 45 degree angle, it fits more firmly and by being careful decent cuts can be made. But at the 90 degree angle, the cutter wiggles back and forth and is not stable at all. Smooth, vertical cuts are extraordinarily difficult to do with this angle piece. It amazes me to think that Xacto makes such a poor piece of equipment (the angle piece) and people actually pay full price for it! If X-acto redesigns the angle piece, the cutter would probably be very useful. The blade cuts well and the device is easy and comfortable to hold. Making small cuts (without the angle piece installed) that do not need exact alignment works pretty well. As it is, I am going to try to glue a piece onto the cutter so the vertical alignment is precise and the cutter does not shimmy or wobble or change angle depending on how the cutter is held. I bought this specifically to do vertical cuts in foam. I was disappointed in the cheap construction of the angle piece. The cutter itself seems to be well made.
Where do I get one of these? I couldn't find it online
I'm aware this video is 12 years old. But you please inform me as to where I can purchase this cutter. It is exactly what I need. Awaiting your response.
It's a nice product, in theory...
I would consider buying a few so you don't have to mess with the screw and the adapters all the time... If it's not too expensive :)
Where can I find this
Bought it; returning it immediately. It wouldn't cut through the foam board, even with all of my weight put onto it, and the blade wouldn't stay out/kept collapsing back in, even though I had it tightened as far as it would go. A total waste of $20.
Have you found v cutter you would recommend?
Luis Matos I ended up using my college's large paper trimmer, making sure that it was freshly sharpened first. It cut through pretty easily, but since I've graduated I don't have any way to cut foam board currently :( Still looking for a good solution.
I have on occasion used a utility knife, but it can be a pain on large pieces.
I found the foamwerks v groove cutter, but I dont know if it is any good.
i am really needs this tool , how can i order please?
really, there's no adapter to make 90 degree circle cuts.
1:57 fail
RIP, headphone users.
I bought one of these to cut mat board at a 45 angle for framing and it sucks! It's nearly impossible to cut a straight line! Has anyone had any luck? They really need to make a better instructional video for that.
MelieSue I bought one for the same thing and have the same trouble. A better video will not help as the cutter will not cut through anything as dense as mat board with a clean cut. It is impossible to keep the guide against a straight edge or to keep it at the correct angle. Guess it really is meant only for foam core and that's why the video only shows it demoed on foam core.
I used a ruler for all these techniques shown in the video and helped a lot better, takes timer getting used to but if you have a thick ruler or a metal ruler with a cork backing it does wonders.
In the vertical cut, she does not even have the blade depth set correctly. She holds the cutter off the surface of the board. In the v cut demo, you can see that the resulting angle is not 90 degrees. It is bad when they cannot get a demo person to use the tool well.
I am glad that I paid an extremely bargain price for this cutter. It is not worth full price at all.
The problem is the plastic piece on the bottom of the cutter that determines what angle you cut at.
It is flimsy and does not fit onto the cutter firmly. When that piece is placed at the 45 degree angle, it fits more firmly and by being careful decent cuts can be made. But at the 90 degree angle, the cutter wiggles back and forth and is not stable at all. Smooth, vertical cuts are extraordinarily difficult to do with this angle piece.
It amazes me to think that Xacto makes such a poor piece of equipment (the angle piece) and people actually pay full price for it!
If X-acto redesigns the angle piece, the cutter would probably be very useful. The blade cuts well and the device is easy and comfortable to hold. Making small cuts (without the angle piece installed) that do not need exact alignment works pretty well.
As it is, I am going to try to glue a piece onto the cutter so the vertical alignment is precise and the cutter does not shimmy or wobble or change angle depending on how the cutter is held. I bought this specifically to do vertical cuts in foam. I was disappointed in the cheap construction of the angle piece. The cutter itself seems to be well made.
that's the most unprofessional advertising video ever
so bad